WorkSafeBC

WorkSafeBC speaks your language

WorkSafeBC has initiated a new service offering workers and employers general information and online resources to its Punjabi and Chinese speaking customers. The pages are easily accessible through translated links located at the top of the WorkSafeBC.com home page.

Vancouver Island Safety Conference

This free conference focuses on the human factors that contribute to incidents in the pulp and paper, wood products manufacturing, and forestry sectors. It takes place on November 1, 2008 in Qualicum Beach.

View CSA Standards online

Online access to CSA Standards referenced in federal, provincial, and territorial OHS Regulations is now available. This two year pilot project has been funded by WorkSafeBC and its partners across Canada, and the Canadian Standards Association.

View CSA OHS Standards referenced in Canadian regulations.

The Board of Directors’ decisions in September 2008 regarding proposed amendments to Parts 1, 4, 5, 14, 17, 20, 22 and 23 of the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation are available for review.

The Board of Directors has also approved taking to the 2009 public hearing an adjustment to Part 4 relating to working alone or in isolation to harmonize it to the requirements of the Liquor Control and Licensing Regulation: Late night hours will be defined as being between 11 p.m. and 6 a.m., rather than between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m.

Also see News Release.

Heavy Metal Rocks comes to Kelowna

Twenty-eight School District No. 23 high school students are working on heavy machinery today as part of the Heavy Metal Rocks program.

Late Night Retail Provisions Update - September 2008

See recent updates to WorkSafeBC's compliance timelines for the requirement for late night retail premises to have either a second worker during late night hours or a physical barrier or locked door between the worker and the customers.

New options for fuel prepayment outside of urban centres

WorkSafeBC has developed a new OHS Guideline outlining alternative methods for securing payment at gas stations in small, rural or remote locations.

New versions of forms now available

To help simplify claims reporting, WorkSafeBC has released new versions of claim-related forms for reporting a workplace injury or illness.

Notice of Project (Construction) form modified

The Notice of Project for Construction (NOPC) form has been modified to accommodate use of an Assured Grounding Program (AGP) in lieu of Ground Fault Circuit Interrupters (GFCI) on construction and demolition sites.

New BC Trucking Safety Council aims to reduce trucking incidents

WorkSafeBC and the BC Trucking Association have worked together to create the BC Trucking Safety Council in order to strengthen industry performance and reduce injuries and fatalities.

Physician Education Conference

Physicians are invited to the 9th Annual Physician Education Conference in Kelowna, B.C. This CME-accredited event takes place on October 11, 2008.

WorkSafeBC investigates agricultural fatalities

On Friday, September 5th, an incident at an agricultural worksite in Langley claimed the lives of three workers and injured three others. WorkSafeBC officers are investigating this confined space incident...

Proposed policy amendments regarding Variable Shift Workers

The Board of Directors approved the release of a discussion paper with options and proposed policy amendments to stakeholders for comment...

Employers: Log on to learn how to earn valuable rebates available through WorkSafeBC’s Partners Program

WorkSafeBC’s Partners Program has updated its web site to help B.C. employers discover how they can earn valuable (and recently increased) rebates by practicing good safety management…

Policy Consultation – Workers Participating in Non-WorkSafeBC Return to Work Programs

WorkSafeBC’s governing body, the Board of Directors, has approved the release of a discussion paper with options and proposed policy to stakeholders for comment.

WorkSafeBC hosts information session on infectious diseases in high-risk communities

On Tuesday, October 14, 2008, WorkSafeBC is hosting a half-day information session on "Infectious Diseases in High Risk Communities" for social service and community care employers and workers. The focus will be on current and emerging trends in treating diseases such as MRSA and TB.

Amended Working Alone or in Isolation Regulations begin February 1^st

Amendments to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation to improve the health and safety of workers that are working alone or in isolation take the effect of law beginning February 1, 2008.

Implementation of new working alone or in isolation provisions

Changes to the Occupational Health and Safety Regulation dealing with working alone and fuel prepayment will become law on February 1, 2008. Those affected by or interested in the changes are encouraged to read the following information.

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